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Biographies

Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024

Events

Event
Fatah Is Founded
September 1957
Event
Fatah's Organizational Structure Set in a Kuwait Meeting
10 October 1959
Event
Fatah and the Palestinian Entity
June 1960
Event
Fatah Opens Its First Office in Algeria
23 September 1963
Event
Fatah Issues Its First Military Communiqué
1 January 1965
Event
Israel Carries out an Operation in Jordan in Response to Fatah Raids
27 May 1965
Event
Israeli Air Force Carries out a Raid in Syria in Response to Fatah Operations
14 July 1966
Event
Israeli-Jordanian Battle at al-Samu' after a Fatah Operation
11 November 1966 - 13 November 1966
Event
Israeli-Syrian Violence Escalates; Fatah's Military Operations Increase
1 January 1967 - 30 April 1967
Event
Fatah Guerrilla Resistance in the West Bank
28 August 1967
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Palestinians Reorganize
11 December 1967 - 19 January 1968
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First Communiqué of Fatah to the World Press in English and Arabic
January 1968
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Battle of al-Karama, a Turning Point in Palestinian and Pro-Palestinian Mobilization
21 March 1968
Event
Yasir Arafat Assumes Prominence within Fatah
14 April 1968
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Fatah Defines its Political Objective
19 October 1968
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Fatah Reaffirms its Political Objective
28 January 1969
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5th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
1 February 1969 - 4 February 1969
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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in South Lebanon and Jordan Valley
22 May 1970 - 29 May 1970
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Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon
25 February 1972 - 28 February 1972
Event
Hussein Bashir Abu al-Khayr Is Assassinated in Nicosia
24 January 1973
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Assassination of Zaid Muqsi in Athens
11 April 1973
Event
Ahmed Bouchiki Assassinated in Lillehammer
21 July 1973
Event
Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon
5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975
Event
Fatah Commando Operation and Israel's "Litani Operation"
11 March 1978 - 18 March 1978
Event
Ezzedine Kalak Is Assassinated in Paris
3 August 1978
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Ali Hassan Salameh Is Killed in Beirut
22 January 1979
Event
Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Brigheeth and Samir Toukan in Cyprus
15 December 1979
Event
Majid Abu Sharar Is Assassinated in Rome
9 October 1981
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Assassination Attempt of Israeli Ambassador in London
3 June 1982
Event
PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation
9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982
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Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination
31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983
Event
Scission within Fatah
18 May 1983 - 15 September 1983
Event
Reactions to Fatah Scission in Occupied Territories
26 June 1983 - 9 November 1983
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983
Event
Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
Event
Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation
27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984
Event
17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
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Palestinian National Salvation Front Is Formed in Damascus
25 March 1985
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Assassination of Zafir al-Masri
2 March 1986 - 3 March 1986
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Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration
6 September 1986
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Deportation of Muhammad Dahlan
13 December 1986 - 26 January 1987
Event
Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
8 January 1988
Event
Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon
18 May 1991
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Palestinian Police Shoot on Demonstrators in Gaza
18 November 1994 - 23 November 1994
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Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections
20 January 1996
Event
Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada
19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000
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Assassination of Hussein Ubayyat in Beit Sahur, Before a Clinton-Arafat Meeting in Washington
9 November 2000
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Toward a Protracted Confrontation
10 November 2000 - 22 December 2000
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Assassination of Jamal Abd al-Razeq near Rafah
22 November 2000
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Assassination of Yusif Abu Sawi in al-Khader
12 December 2000
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Assassination of Dr. Thabet Thabet in Tulkarm
31 December 2000
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Assassination attempt of Abd al-Karim Owais in Jenin
12 May 2001
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Israel's "Efforts" to Provoke Escalation
4 July 2001 - 14 August 2001
Event
Assassination of Imad Abu Sunayna in Hebron
15 August 2001
Event
Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation Escalates
20 August 2001 - 10 September 2001
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Assassination of Atef Ubayyat in Beit Sahur
18 October 2001
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An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
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Aftermath of Salah Shehadeh's Assassination
22 July 2002 - 14 August 2002
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Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
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The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure
1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003
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Ahmad Qurai' Is Appointed PM: A Nine-Week Ministerial Crisis
7 September 2003 - 12 November 2003
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Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003
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Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti
6 June 2004
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Operation Full Court Press in Nablus
23 June 2004 - 19 August 2004
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The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
Event
Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership
11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004
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First Round of Municipal Elections
23 December 2004 - 27 January 2005
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Second Round of Municipal Elections
5 May 2005
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Third Round of Municipal Elections
29 September 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
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Fourth Round of Municipal Elections
15 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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Israeli Operations Resume
3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006
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PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006
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Israel Launches Operation Southern Arrow
30 March 2006 - 14 May 2006
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Assassination of Ra'id Ubayyat in Beit Sahour
3 April 2006
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Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza
20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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Israeli Operations in the West Bank
24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006
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Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006
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Major Israeli Operation in Nablus
19 July 2006 - 21 July 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
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Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?
6 November 2006 - 20 November 2006
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Three Dramatic Spikes in Fatah-Hamas Violence
10 December 2006 - 8 February 2007
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Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
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Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
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19th Arab Summit Meets in Riyadh: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
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Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
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Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes
11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007
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The Battle of Nahr el-Bared
20 May 2007 - 2 September 2007
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Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza
10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
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Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
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Nablus Remains a Hot Spot
15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008
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The PLO Presents "the Palestine Announcement in Lebanon"
7 January 2008
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A Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Damascus
23 January 2008 - 25 January 2008
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Assassination of Muhammad Shihada, Ahmad Balbul, Imad Kamel and Issa Marzouk in Bethlehem
12 March 2008
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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
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The PLO Central Council Meets in Ramallah
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
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Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo
25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem
4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
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Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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Israel-Hamas Token Preliminary Prisoner Deal
2 October 2009 - 3 October 2009
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Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011
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Fatah Dispute with Muhammad Dahlan
28 December 2010 - 12 June 2011
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Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics
2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011
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Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
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Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement
4 May 2011 - 17 May 2011
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US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East
19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011
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Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011
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Fayyad's Cabinet Reshuffle
16 May 2012
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Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 May 2012
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Local Elections in the West Bank
20 October 2012 - 22 December 2012
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Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza
23 October 2012
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Hamas and Fatah Exchange Reconciliation Gestures
22 November 2012 - 7 February 2013
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Hamas's Khalid Mishal Visits the Gaza Strip
8 December 2012
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24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Resigns
13 April 2013
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Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo
27 April 2013 - 14 May 2013
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014
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Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza
7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014
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Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
Event
President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute
31 December 2014 - 7 January 2015
Event
Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products
9 February 2015 - 2 March 2015
Event
A Third Intifada or a Temporary Outburst?
2 October 2015 - 31 January 2016
Event
Three Rounds of Hamas-Fatah Talks in Doha Come to Naught
7 February 2016 - 18 June 2016
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Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections
21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017
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The Convening of Fatah's 7th General Conference Is Announced in Effort to Consolidate Abbas's Leadership
1 November 2016
Event
Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
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Fatah Seventh General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
4 December 2016
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results
5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017
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Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017
Event
Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 May 2017
Event
The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time
26 August 2017 - 10 October 2017
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Event
Israeli and US Reactions to the Fatah-Hamas Agreement in Cairo
17 October 2017 - 19 October 2017
Event
Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
Event
Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation
7 August 2018 - 31 December 2018
Event
Conditions Worsen for Palestinian Prisoners
2 January 2019 - 12 May 2019
Event
PA-Hamas Disagreements Lead to Temporary Closure of Rafah Crossing
7 January 2019 - 3 February 2019
Event
Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh
29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019
Event
Russian Effort on Reconciliation Fails and Hamas-Fatah Relations Further Deteriorate
13 February 2019 - 17 February 2019
Event
After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks
3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020
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PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8
17 May 2021
Event
Elections for Village Councils in the West Bank
11 December 2021

Historical Texts

Document
Fatah First Military Communiqué
1 January 1965
Document
Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
Document
Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process
17 October 2005
Document
Mecca Agreement
8 February 2007
Document
Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)
7 August 2009
Document
Fatah Sixth General Conference: Five Points of Clarification on Political Program
8 August 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Related Understandings Between Fatah and Hamas
4 May 2011
Document
President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
Document
Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
Document
Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019

Historical Media

Document
Mahane Yehuda Explosion
22 November 1968

Highlights

Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
Highlight
Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
Highlight
Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
Highlight
The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
Highlight
The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
Highlight
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
Highlight
The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
Highlight
Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
Highlight
Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
Highlight
X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
Highlight
June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Highlight
The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
Highlight
VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat
1966-1973
Highlight
China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
Highlight
The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
Highlight
Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation Attempts
2005 - present

Periods

Period
VI. Rise of the Palestinian National Movement
Period
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted